We are getting out of breeding bengals, responsibly or otherwise. Please see http://www.esthar-bengals.org for why. -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that...

Any help appreciated. We have a 12 year old calico cat which recently was diagnosed with a bit of arthritis in the rear legs but otherwise in good health. About a week ago, 'it' stopped letting people touch her front paws - really hissing as if sensitive. We left her alone a few days but now she...

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration may tighten its ban on feeding cattle remains to other mammals as a way to prevent any more cases of mad cow disease, a senior agency official told Reuters on Wednesday. Since 1997, the FDA, which regulates livestock feed, has banned...

My siamese is once again scratching off the fur around his neck (no fleas.) He did it this past summer, but eventually we and the vet determined that it was an allergy to a different food we had tried, and he and his fur eventually recovered. Now, he's doing it again, and there's been no food...

Just doing a little homework ahead of time and I had posted in amv about antihistamine use in cats. I am so hesitant to keep getting him steroid shots since there is FeLV in the house and steroids lower the immune system. Not sure if antihistamines do, but the vet said they were worth trying. A...

Hi All, Several times I've come into the bathroom to find my cat drinking water from the toilet. Isn't that unhealthy? Thanks in advance for any replies, - Ruby Tuesday

This stray that we took in is great. As soon as I started squirting her with a spray bottle for scratching on the furniture, she started using her post. Now she uses the post about a hundred times a day. She's also gotten very playful. She plays with toys constantly. She had a rough life...

As the cat gets more comfortable around the house, I notice that she loves to perch. But she still doesn't get up on the furniture (fine with me). If I don't want to invest in the expensive "condos," is there something else I can get for her to perch on? I love watching the predatory behavior,...

my cat wont eat dry biscuits,we've tried go-cat asdas own brand.Felix.but she will not touch them.do we keep on trying or give up? we put them in with her meat but she will pick out the bics and put them to one side....if anyone can help...thanks..ann --- mail is Virus Free. Checked by AVG...

I've heard it said once that pork is one of the things you don't feed to your cats. Now, other than that it's not kosher (and then a concern if kitty is Jewish), I'm curious, what is the reason for this? -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my...

You'll notice I didn't say "introduce a second cat", for which there are any number of sites giving hints... My current problem is one that has crept up on me unawares - if I had been *planning* to introduce a second cat, I'd have done it the sensible way. But it's too late for that. The situation...

urgent: really need feedback here. on your cat condos/ cat posts, how wide/long are your cat "steps" ? are they triangular or square. if they are square, what are their approximate dimensions? i'm having one built but my designer has done each "step" at 6 inches by 6 inches. they look like...

Day after Christmas, 9 pm. Sparky made it through Christmas. Not so lucky today. He died about an hour ago. The end was peaceful. He just seemed to fall asleep. I took him from his bed to see if he had to urinate, and I had to hold him up in the litter box. He didn't do anything. I picked him up...

Just got the (pre dental)lab results back for my 14 yr old tabby and found out that he has a T4 of 118 nmol/L. The dental cleaning will be delayed until his thyroid condition is under control. We have decided that pilling him with Tapazole is not an option because he hates pilling and even goes...

We have a white male cat approximately 13 years old that has just recently begun exhibiting a peculiar behavior. He has started stooling, but not urinating outside his litter box. In fact, he will urinate in the box and then run to the other room and leave his present. He has two brothers that do...

Kami hasn't been too fond of the extra cold and it's silly to heat the house to a nice 76 all day and all night. So, I bought her a plush kitty teepee today. She went inside and has been there the last several hours. I don't think she's coming out until summer. My cats have heating pads,...

My friend just adopted a really great 8 year old dog. She has two resident older cats and another dog. The cats have always done fine with her dogs after the initial "check out". This dog goes after the cats and one of them swipes him repeatedly and he ends up all bloody. He doesn't seem to quit...

http://organicconsumers.org/madcow/Greger122403.cfm USDA Misleading American Public about Beef Safety December 24, 2003 by Michael Greger, M.D. It is not surprising that the U.S. has mad cow disease given our flaunting of World Health Organization recommendations. What is surprising, however,...

A friend has reported to me that his landlord's black cat - a large 15 year old that hates everyone but "daddy" - has his tongue chronically hanging out of his mouth. Anyone know what could cause this? -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my...

Nipsy is drooling. I looked where he was lying on the bed and it was very wet. Really a puddle. At first I thought maybe he peed there but that wasn't the case. His mouth was wet and he was still drooling a bit. I checked his mouth but nothing obvious is wrong. So I went to review old messages here...